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Basil of Caesarea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although Basil advocated objectively the consubstantiality of the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son, he belonged to those, who, faithful to Eastern tradition, would not allow the predicate homoousios to the former; for this he was reproached as early as 371 by the Orthodox zealots among the monks, and Athanasius defended him. He also should not be confused with Saint Basil of Ostrog, who is a Serbian Orthodox saint, who built the Ostrog Monastery which is caved in and stands on a very high hill between Danilovgrad and Niksic. Basil, Gregory Nazianzus, and Basil's brother Gregory of Nyssa are called the Cappadocian Fathers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Basil   (1344 words)

Basil II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil II The Bulgar-Slayer (Greek: Βασίλειος Βουλγαροκτόνος [Basileios Bulgaroktonus]) (958– December 15, 1025) was a Byzantine emperor from January 10, 976 to December 15, 1025 who led the Byzantine Empire to its greatest heights in nearly five centuries. Basil was a brave soldier and a superb horseman; he was to prove himself a strong ruler and an able general. Finally, on July 29, 1014, Basil II cornered the Bulgarian army and forced it to fight at the Battle of Kleidion, with Samuil several miles away from the battlefield. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_II   (1850 words)

Basil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil is one of the main ingredients in pesto— an Italian sauce from the city of Genoa. Basil is also very popular in Thai cuisine, which uses cultivars of two different species: the type known in the west as Thai Basil, which is a cultivar of O. Basil is most commonly used fresh, and in cooked recipes, is generally added at the last moment, as cooking destroys the flavour quickly. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_(herb)   (938 words)

THE CURSE OF THE FLEERS - Copper, Basil. THE CURSE OF THE FLEERS - Copper, Basil. www.kathmandubooks.com /si/14692.html   (938 words)

Basil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil is one of the main ingredients in pesto — an Italian sauce from the city of Genoa. Basil is also very popular in Thai cuisine, which uses cultivars of two different species: the type known in the west as Thai Basil, which is a cultivar of O. Basil is most commonly used fresh, and in cooked recipes, is generally added at the last moment, as cooking destroys the flavour quickly. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil   (1111 words)

Basil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil is one of the main ingredients in pesto — an Italian sauce from the city of Genoa. Basil is also very popular in Thai cuisine, which uses cultivars of two different species: the type known in the west as Thai Basil, which is a cultivar of O. Basil is most commonly used fresh, and in cooked recipes, is generally added at the last moment, as cooking destroys the flavour quickly. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_(herb)   (1113 words)

Basil Zaharoff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Little Basil's first job was as a guide for the tourists to the Galata, or prostitution district of Constantinople, helping his clients to find the forbidden pleasures that went beyond the bounds of normal prostitution. Zaharoff appeared in London in the midst of a controversy that had him in court over irregular commercial actions involving the export of certain goods from Constantinople to London. Zaharoff is believed to have had a hand in the events surrounding Maxim's attempts to demonstrate his discovery between 1886 and 1888. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Zaharoff   (1946 words)

Basil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil is also very popular in Thai cuisine, which uses cultivars of two different species: the type known in the west as Thai Basil, which is a cultivar of O. Basil is one of the main ingredients in pesto — an Italian sauce from the city of Genoa. Basil is most commonly used fresh, and in cooked recipes, is generally added at the last moment, as cooking destroys the flavour quickly. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil   (1085 words)

Basil Rathbone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil Rathbone has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; one for motion pictures at 6549 Hollywood Boulevard; one for radio at 6300 Hollywood Boulevard; and one for television at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Basil Rathbone earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance of Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (1936), and another nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance of King Louis XI in If I Were King (1938). Basil Rathbone (June 13, 1892– July 21, 1967) was an English actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Rathbone   (604 words)

Basil (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil of Trebizond (died 1340, ruled from 1332) Basil I the Macedonian, Byzantine E. (811-886, ruled from 867) Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine E. (958-1025, ruled from 976) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_(disambiguation)   (142 words)

Basil III Basil paid personal property tax in Trumbull county Ohio in 1827, 1829, 1831, 1833 and 1845 per the records at the Youngstown, Ohio library by Jacob Baldwin. Basil Poole III was born October 1, 1767 presumably in Anne Arundel county, Maryland. Basil died at the home of his son William Warren Pool on 19 march 1850 in Mercer County, PA. www.geocities.com /ripoole/bazpool3.html   (142 words)

Basil Cardinal Hume - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil Cardinal Hume OSB OM (March 2, 1923- June 17, 1999) was the Archbishop of Westminster and Primate of the Catholic Church in England and Wales from 1976-1999. Hume even visited the cenotaph in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland with Diana, Princess of Wales and led the prayers on Remembrance Day in 1988, which was the site of the infamous IRA bombing which killed 11 Protestants a year earlier. Cardinal Hume was born George Finlayson Hume in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1923. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Cardinal_Hume   (481 words)

Holy Basil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Holy basil has green stems, whereas Thai Basil has purple stems; holy basil is slightly hairy, whereas Thai Basil is smooth and hairless; holy basil does not have the strong aniseed or licorice smell of Thai Basil; and Holy Basil has a hot, spicy flavor sometimes compared to cloves. Holy basil has traditionally been used in Hindi Ayurvedic medicine, and some recent studies suggest that it may be a COX-2 inhibitor, like many modern painkillers today. Holy basil is usually used in seafood dishes. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holy_Basil   (481 words)

Basil Hallward Basil Hallward is one of the supporting characters in Oscar Wilde 's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Basil Hallward is also a close friend of Lord Henry Wotton. Basil is eventually murdered by Dorian when he finds out that his painting is aging and Dorian is not. www.mcfly.org /wik/Basil_Hallward   (481 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Basil (disambiguation) There were four Russian rulers with the name Vasili, which is anglicized Basil: Saint Basil of Ostrog was a Serbian saint Basil of Caesarea, also known as Basil the Great, was a 4th century bishop of Caesarea. www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Basil_(disambiguation)   (168 words)

Basil Coetzee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil Coetzee chose to stay and make whatever impression he could on his home ground, despite the many difficulties and deprivations which that struggle involved. Basil toured and recorded extensively with Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim). Ibrahim recorded "Manenberg" with Basil Coetzee — it became an enormous hit in the townships and impressed musicians as the recording is reputed to have been made in just one take. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Coetzee   (888 words)

Basil Bunting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil Bunting (March 3, 1900– 1985) was a British modernist poet. Bunting was born in Scotswood-on-Tyne, Northumberland and educated as a Quaker. During the early 1920s, Bunting became friendly with Ezra Pound and his early poetry was to show the influence of this friendship. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Bunting   (281 words)

Basil Brush - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil Brush is a reddish-brown fox glove-puppet who has appeared in British children's (and later adult) television programmes from the 1960s to the present day. In 2002, Basil made a comeback in a new children's BBC sitcom, again named The Basil Brush Show, in which his new comic foil was played by Christopher Pizzey. Although no-one is directly credited as playing Basil on this show (and he was credited as playing Himself when he appeared on French and Saunders in 2004), the most likely candidate is Michael Winsor who is credited as "Basil's Personal assistant" (fitness assistant in earlier episodes). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Brush   (425 words)

Basil of Caesarea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although Basil advocated objectively the consubstantiality of the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son, he belonged to those, who, faithful to Eastern tradition, would not allow the predicate homoousios to the former; for this he was reproached as early as 371 by the Orthodox zealots among the monks, and Athanasius defended him. Basil, Gregory Nazianzus, and Basil's brother Gregory of Nyssa are called the Cappadocian Fathers. Most of the liturgies bearing the name of Basil, in their present form, are not his work, but they nevertheless preserve the a recollection of Basil's activity in this field in formularizing liturgical prayers and promoting church-song. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_of_Caesarea   (1354 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Basil the Great Basil the Elder, father of St. Basil the Great, was the son of a Christian of good birth and his wife, Macrina (Acta SS., January, II), both of whom suffered for the faith during the persecution of Maximinus Galerius (305-314), spending several years of hardship in the wild mountains of Pontus. Basil still retained considerable influence in Caesarea, and it is regarded as fairly probable that he had a hand in the election of the successor of Dianius who died in 362, after having been reconciled to Basil. The need of a man like Basil in such a see as Caesarea was most pressing, and he must have known this well. www.newadvent.org /cathen/02330b.htm   (3474 words)

Basil Spence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir Basil Urwin Spence, ( 13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976), was a notable Scottish architect, most famously associated with the Cathedral in Coventry, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist style. Spence was knighted in 1960 for his work at Coventry, and also served as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1958-1960). Spence was born in Bombay, India but was sent back to Scotland to study. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Spence   (3474 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Basil the Great Basil the Elder, father of St. Basil the Great, was the son of a Christian of good birth and his wife, Macrina (Acta SS., January, II), both of whom suffered for the faith during the persecution of Maximinus Galerius (305-314), spending several years of hardship in the wild mountains of Pontus. Basil still retained considerable influence in Caesarea, and it is regarded as fairly probable that he had a hand in the election of the successor of Dianius who died in 362, after having been reconciled to Basil. The truth is that St. Basil was a practical lover of Christian poverty, and even in his exalted position preserved that simplicity in food and clothing and that austerity of life for which he had been remarked at his first renunciation of the world. www.newadvent.org /cathen/02330b.htm   (3474 words)

Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: Saint Basil the Great Basil fought simony, aided the victims of drought and famine, strove for a better clergy, insisted on a rigid clerical discipline, fearlessly denounced evil wherever he detected it, and excommunicated those involved in the widespread prostitution traffic in Cappadocia. Saint Basil decided that his love for God was more important that his success as a speaker, so he sold all that he owned and became a monk. After founding several other monasteries, Saint Basil was finally ordained as a priest and made Bishop of Caesarea. www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/19990101/SAINTS/stbasil.htm   (1038 words)

Basil Mott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Basil Mott's other post-WW1 works include the extension to Morden of the Northern Line, the enlargement of the original CandSLR tunnels from 10' 6" to 11' 8" (using a tunnelling shield which could be worked at night but through which trains could drive during the day), the Queensferry Bridge and work on the Newport Lifting Bridge. Sir Basil Mott (1859–1938) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Basil Mott was born in Leicester on 16 September 1859. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basil_Mott   (1038 words)

Roman Emperors DIR Basil II Basil II was the eldest son of Romanus II, grandson of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and great-grandson of Romanus I Lecapenus. I.Ševèenko, 'The Illuminators of the Menologium of Basil II', DOP 16 (1962), pp.243-276 M.Arbagi, 'The Celibacy of Basil II', Byzantine Studies/Études byzantines 2(I) (1975), pp.41-5 www.roman-emperors.org /basilii.htm   (16624 words)

BASIL - LoveToKnow Article on BASIL Basils reign saw the foundation of the Solovetsk monastery and the rise of the khanate of the Crimea. BASIL III., IvAN0vICH (1479-1533), tsar of Muscovy, son of to Moscow, and tsarish governors were appointed to rule it. Basil was the first grand-duke of Moscow who adopted the title of tsar and the double-headed eagle of the East Roman empire. 27.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BA/BASIL.htm   (737 words)

BASIL - LoveToKnow Article on BASIL Basil also took advantage of the difficult position of Sigismund of Poland to capture Smolensk, the great eastern fortress of Poland (1512), chiefly through the aid of the rebel Lithuanian, Prince Michael Glinsky, who provided him with artillery and engineers from western Europe. Basil was the first grand-duke of Moscow who adopted the title of tsar and the double-headed eagle of the East Roman empire. BASIL III., IvAN0vICH (1479-1533), tsar of Muscovy, son of to Moscow, and tsarish governors were appointed to rule it. www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BA/BASIL.htm   (737 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Basil the Great Basil the Elder, father of St. Basil the Great, was the son of a Christian of good birth and his wife, Macrina (Acta SS., January, II), both of whom suffered for the faith during the persecution of Maximinus Galerius (305-314), spending several years of hardship in the wild mountains of Pontus. Basil still retained considerable influence in Caesarea, and it is regarded as fairly probable that he had a hand in the election of the successor of Dianius who died in 362, after having been reconciled to Basil. Basil was drawn from his retreat into the area of theological controversy in 360 when he accompanied two delegates from Seleucia to the emperor at Constantinople, and supported his namesake of Ancyra. www.newadvent.org /cathen/02330b.htm   (737 words)

Hume - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fr Basil Hume OSB was the former Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. Hume, New South Wales is a shire on one side of Lake Hume. Hume Dam is the dam that forms Lake Hume. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hume   (240 words)

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